Bioaugmentation of the phyllosphere for the removal of toluene from indoor air

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 284-288

  De Kempeneer, L ^a   Sercu, B ^a   Vanbrabant, W ^a   Van Langenhove, H ^a   Verstraete, W ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOLUENE;

BIOREMEDIATION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AZALEA INDICA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INOCULATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT LEAF; POLLUTION CONTROL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT LEAVES; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; RHODODENDRON; TOLUENE;

PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA;

EID: 2142770266     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-003-1415-3     Document Type: Article

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